Awan

Awan is a shop in , . Awan is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near the park .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torah Mahkoum Prison and Aqrab Prison.

Prison
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tora Prison is an Egyptian prison complex for criminal and political detainees, located in Tora, Egypt. The complex is situated in front of the Tora El Balad metro station. is situated 2 km south of Awan.

Prison
The Al-Aqrab Prison is a supermax prison in , , south of . It is used for political prisoners and opponents of the Egyptian government, which includes Muslim Brotherhood and April 6 Youth Movement leaders, as well as political activists. is situated 1½ km south of Awan.

School
Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in , . It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad, an agency of the French government. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Awan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tura and Tummwah.

Village
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as Troyu or Royu, is located about halfway between modern-day and . is situated 3 km south of Awan.

Village
is a village in the in Egypt. Also spelled as "Tamwah", it is a Coptic old name that the village is keeping from the Old Egyptian name. According to the 2006 census, the village had 21,689 residents, 11,212 males and 10,477 females. is situated 3 km southwest of Awan.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Ma'adi is a leafy and formerly suburban district of , south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile. Ma'adi was established in 1904, when a railway was built through the area to connect Cairo and Helwan to the south.

Awan

Latitude
29.96021° or 29° 57′ 37″ north
Longitude
31.27855° or 31° 16′ 43″ east
Open location code
7GXHX76H+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13185702805
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­pottery
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In Other Languages

“Awan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوان”

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